1. Connect your external hard drive to a USB port, either on the front or the back of your receiver.

If you want to watch your recordings on your replacement receiver, save them an external hard drive before you disconnect your old receiver.

The hard drive must meet the following requirements:7200 RPM rotation speed Capacity of 50 GB to 2 TB Enclosure must only hold a single hard drive Plugs into an AC power outlet Supports USB 2.0 Must not go to sleep mode

2. The first time you connect an external hard drive to your receiver, warning 865 will appear on your screen. Using your Satellite TV remote control, select Yes.

If it is not the first time you connect this external hard drive to your receiver, go to step 5.

If you want to watch your recordings on your replacement receiver, save them an external hard drive before you disconnect your old receiver.

The hard drive must meet the following requirements:7200 RPM rotation speed Capacity of 50 GB to 2 TB Enclosure must only hold a single hard drive Plugs into an AC power outlet Supports USB 2.0 Must not go to sleep mode

3. Warning 867 will appear on your TV. Select Yes to continue.

WARNING: This will erase all the content on the external hard drive. Make sure you have backed up any content you wish to keep.

If you want to watch your recordings on your replacement receiver, save them an external hard drive before you disconnect your old receiver.

The hard drive must meet the following requirements:7200 RPM rotation speed Capacity of 50 GB to 2 TB Enclosure must only hold a single hard drive Plugs into an AC power outlet Supports USB 2.0 Must not go to sleep mode

4. Please wait for a few minutes while your external hard drive is being prepared for use with the receiver. When done, the receiver will restart.

If you want to watch your recordings on your replacement receiver, save them an external hard drive before you disconnect your old receiver.

The hard drive must meet the following requirements:7200 RPM rotation speed Capacity of 50 GB to 2 TB Enclosure must only hold a single hard drive Plugs into an AC power outlet Supports USB 2.0 Must not go to sleep mode

5. Press MENU on your Satellite TV remote control.

If you want to watch your recordings on your replacement receiver, save them an external hard drive before you disconnect your old receiver.

The hard drive must meet the following requirements:7200 RPM rotation speed Capacity of 50 GB to 2 TB Enclosure must only hold a single hard drive Plugs into an AC power outlet Supports USB 2.0 Must not go to sleep mode

6. Scroll to and select Multimedia.

If you want to watch your recordings on your replacement receiver, save them an external hard drive before you disconnect your old receiver.

The hard drive must meet the following requirements:7200 RPM rotation speed Capacity of 50 GB to 2 TB Enclosure must only hold a single hard drive Plugs into an AC power outlet Supports USB 2.0 Must not go to sleep mode

7. Scroll to and select External Hard Drive.

If you want to watch your recordings on your replacement receiver, save them an external hard drive before you disconnect your old receiver.

The hard drive must meet the following requirements:7200 RPM rotation speed Capacity of 50 GB to 2 TB Enclosure must only hold a single hard drive Plugs into an AC power outlet Supports USB 2.0 Must not go to sleep mode

8. Scroll to and select Archive recordings.

If you want to watch your recordings on your replacement receiver, save them an external hard drive before you disconnect your old receiver.

The hard drive must meet the following requirements:7200 RPM rotation speed Capacity of 50 GB to 2 TB Enclosure must only hold a single hard drive Plugs into an AC power outlet Supports USB 2.0 Must not go to sleep mode

9. Select the recording you want to transfer and select Archive Events.

If you want to watch your recordings on your replacement receiver, save them an external hard drive before you disconnect your old receiver.

The hard drive must meet the following requirements:7200 RPM rotation speed Capacity of 50 GB to 2 TB Enclosure must only hold a single hard drive Plugs into an AC power outlet Supports USB 2.0 Must not go to sleep mode

10. The receiver starts transferring your recordings to the external hard drive. If you want to watch TV while the transfer is in progress, simply press VIEW LIVE TV on your remote.

If you want to watch your recordings on your replacement receiver, save them an external hard drive before you disconnect your old receiver.

The hard drive must meet the following requirements:7200 RPM rotation speed Capacity of 50 GB to 2 TB Enclosure must only hold a single hard drive Plugs into an AC power outlet Supports USB 2.0 Must not go to sleep mode

11. Once the transfer is complete, select Yes to view archived recordings.

If you want to watch your recordings on your replacement receiver, save them an external hard drive before you disconnect your old receiver.

The hard drive must meet the following requirements:7200 RPM rotation speed Capacity of 50 GB to 2 TB Enclosure must only hold a single hard drive Plugs into an AC power outlet Supports USB 2.0 Must not go to sleep mode

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